Don’t let the lull in the snow storm fool you. Another round of snow is anticipated for Thursday night into Friday morning.

Snow is expected to begin falling again after about 10 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. As much as 6 inches of new snow is expected before the storm named “Pax” finally moves out of the area.

Pax first slammed into the southern parts of the east coast Wednesday evening. As many as 18 deaths have been reported in the south, mainly from traffic accidents.

The snow moved further north, and by 7:20 a.m., some 10 inches of the white stuff had fallen in Folsom, Ridley Township. Nearby Upper Darby and Media had about eight inches, while Norwood clocked in with seven.

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By late morning, the snow had fizzled out, but winds picked up. Forecasters warned that the combination of freezing rain on already compromised tree limbs could bring down power lines, again. As of 3 p.m. Thursday, less than 100 PECO Energy customers in Delaware County were without power.

The Delaware County Emergency Operations Center prepared for the worse, while its director, Ed Truitt, hoped for the best.

“We have people from PennDOT, PECO, the national guard, and our administrative staff here to help,” Truitt said Thursday evening. “Tom Micozzie, Ed Beebe, all of our people.”

County council members stopped by earlier today and dropped off some catered food. Truitt, who has been at the center since Wednesday, was grateful, as were the others on his staff.

“I don’t want to see any pizza or a hoagie for another month,” he joked.

But what is not funny, he noted, is the prospect of another couple of inches of snow tonight.

“We’re ready for everything,” he said. “This is just the lull. It’s coming back with vigor.”

Nearly a foot of snow fell across the area on Thursday. This brought the snow total at the airport this year to 52.1 inches — making the winter of 2013/2014 one of the top five snowiest winters in Philadelphia history. The third and fourth snowiest winters in the region are 54.9 and 55.4 inches, so those records could fall before the current storm moves out.

Late Thursday morning, County Council Chairman Thomas McGarrigle declared a state of emergency in Delaware County. The declaration allows the county to bypass regular bidding procedures in order to help local municipalities and residents access services and materials during the storm.

At about noon Thursday, there were no reports of downed trees or wires, according to Truitt. County officials were working with PECO, Comcast, PennDOT, and even the National Guard during Thursday’s storm.

“There’s nothing happening now,” he said. “We’re like an insurance company, we’re ready when it does.”

Winter weary residents appeared to heed the call to stay home and off the roads. Jenny Robinson, spokeswoman for AAA in Philadelphia, said AAA responded to 190 calls for assistance Thursday morning.

“On the same date last year, we responded to 1,186 calls for roadside assistance during the entire 24-hour period” Robinson said, “AAA anticipates an increased demand for emergency road service after the storm passes.”

Robinson said AAA drivers were reporting some issues with major roadways early Thursday afternoon, due mostly to the volume of snow that had fallen. But the road crews were making progress.

“However, side roads are a mess with most not yet touched by plows,” Robinson said. “Let the plows do their work before trying to head out on the roads. If you have to go out, drive slowly and accelerate and decelerate cautiously as road conditions can change rapidly.”

Regional rail lines were running, with delays, on Thursday. Bus service was discontinued at 10 a.m. but was expected to resume at 3 p.m. Trolley service was up and running, including the Media/Sharon Hill Line.

However, SEPTA officials said that rail and bus service will begin to be shut down again at 10 p.m.

Some 70 percent of flights in and out of Philadelphia International Airport were cancelled Thursday. Only one runway was operational on Thursday. Officials at Philadelphia International Airport recommend that anyone picking up passengers or with plans to fly today check the flight status.